Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-18
| From The Morgan Go. Papers,

George Dyche is the champion snake
exterminator in these parts as he has
within the last three weeks killed Is
large cOpper-heads and one black
snake. Who can beat 1t?
Mr.. Daniel Fearnow met with bad
luck last Wednesday by the loss of a
fine young horse valued at S125. The
horse was well up to the time of his
death, when he dropped dead in the
street. ..r.
Mr.. Peter Kesecker was circulating
petition in town this week soliciting
money for the erection of a United
Brethren Church at Sleepy Creek sta
ton. The building is to be built OF
brick.
This week We have talked with
quite number of our farmers in re-
gard to the prospects for wheat crop
and the majority of them claim that
fly and worm are playing havoc with
wheat and from present appearances
there will not be more than half a
crop.
Malcolm Crichton drove into town
Sunday morning about eleven o'clock
with his handsome carriage and four
In hand. Mr.. G. drove up from Bal
timore, and he just knows how to
handle the ribbons, too. ...
June 18th, at the residence of Joseph
McBee, in Allen District, Mr.. Joshua
Laign, aged Is years, months, and 3
days.
At his residence, June 10, Jonathan
easier, aged about " years. 4
Masonic Hall, a two story brick
building, fifty by thirty-six feet in
dimensions, and situated on the south.
east corner of the public square in
Sharpsburg, this county, was entirely
destroyed by fire on Wednesday morn
ing last.
DRowNED.--On Wednesday last,
while George Artz, aged about six
years, youngest son of Philip Artz,
of this place, was playing along the
canal at Georgetown, d. c., he trip.
ped and fell into the canal between
the wharf and his fathers boat, which
was tied up there. and was drowned.
Although there were quite number
of persons present nothing could be
done to save the child as he was under
the boat. At the time of the acct
dent his father was in the city at work
and knew nothing of the occurrence
until about two hours afterward. His
remains were brought home on Thurs
day and inferred in the cemetery here
on Friday. George was a bright little
fellow and quite a favorite with all
who knew him, and we, as well as the
entire community, sympathize with
his bereaved parents.-Wi llianaspost
Letttler. ...-.....
The attention of physicians is called
to Chapter "a, Acts of West Virginia
Legislature, 1857. Section "a of said
chapter reads: at shall be the duty
ofa physicians and accoucheurs in
this State to register their names and
postoffice address with the clerk ofthe
county wherein they reside; and said
physicians and accoucheurs shall be
required, under penalty of ten dol
lars, to be recovered in any Court of
competent jurisdiction in the State, to
report as prescribed by law within
thirty days from the occurrence, all
births and deaths which may come
under their supervision, with a certifi-
cate of the cause of death and such
co-relative facts as the Board may re-
quire in the blank forms to be furnish
ed as hereinafter provided; and they
shall receive from the county the sum
of twenty-five cents for every such
report made to the Clerk of the Coun-
tyCourt.n We would advise physic-
ians to read the entire Act which is in
effect from May oath, 1887.